Support for ring travelers



Oct. 23, 1928. 1,689,130

cs. H. GILLIGAN SUPPORT FOR RING TRkVELERS Filed Jan. 16, 1928 .271vewlfor 6 60729 11 613 61 1, o a/11 attorney Patented Oct. 23, 1928.

UNITE sr GEORGE H. GILLIGAN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAEID, ASSIGNOR TOU. S. RING TRAVELER COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE,

ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND, A CQRPORATION OF RHODE SUPPORT FOR RING TRAVELERS.

Application filed January 16, 1928. Serial No. 247,016.

' the contents of the spindle or adjacent spindles are caused to besoiled. Other objects are to thoroughly house and protect the travelerfrom dust; also to provide means for catching any drip of any excesslubricant; and to facilitate the mounting of the parts upon the ringrail.

To the recited ends essentially my inven-' tion consists in such parts,arrangement, and combination of parts as are embraced within the scopeof the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this invention Figures1 and 2 are a plan view and a side elevation respectively of my supportmounted upon a ring rail, the latter being shown broken away,

Figure 3, a section of the same taken on line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4:, an isometric view of the shield member, and

Figure 5, a reverse plan of a modified form of shield attachment.

In the drawings 6 represents a ring rail of a spinning or twisting frameprovided with the usual spindle orifices 7. Frictionally mounted in eachorifice is a vertical spinning ring 9 provided with a cylindrical innerface 10 upon which the lubricant is located, and provided near its topwithan external annular shoulder 12 adapted to rest upon the upper faceof the ring rail. The lower extremity of the ring projects somewhatbelow the plane of the lower face of the ring rail.

Arranged concentrically of the ring 9 is thevertically disposed tubularbody portion of a shield member 15 composed of thin sheet metal. The topof the body portion is in substantially the plane of the top of thering, while the bottom of the former extends below the plane of thebottom of the ring and has a substantially horizontal annular portion 16laterally extending beneath the ring terminating in an upturned annularwall 17. The portions 16 and 17 combine with the lower portion of thebody 14 to form an annular trough 18. Integral with the top of the wallQ 17 is a flange 19 provided upon oppositesides with attaching lugs 21having diagonal open slots 22 adapted to receive attaching screws 24 bymeans of which the flange 19 and the lugs 21 are fixed to the bottomface of the ring rail. A superior and preferred form of attachment isshown in Figure 5 wherein for each lug 21 is substituted a lug 26provided with a bayonet slot 27 for receiving the attaching screw.

The body 14 of the shield member is sufficiently spaced from the ring 9,as at 29, to permit annular movement upon the ring of the verticaltraveler 30.

I claim 1. In a spinning or twisting machine, a ring rail provided witha spindle orifice, a vertical traveler ring fixed in the rail in theorifice and projecting above the rail, and an imperforate tubular shieldmember concentrically disposed within the ring extending from the bottomto substantially the top of the ring and spaced therefrom and supportedfrom the bottom of the rail.

2. In a support for a ring traveler, a ring rail provided with a spindleorifice, a vertical traveler ring fixed to the rail in the orifice andprojecting above and below the rail, an imperforate tubular shieldmember attached to the bottom of the rail extending from below the ringto approximately the top of the ring and having a portion disposedconcentrically of the ring and spaced therefrom.

3. In a support for a ring traveler, a ring rail provided with a spindleorifice, a vertical traveler ring fixed to the rail in the orifice andprojecting above the rail, a shield comprising a substantiallycylindrical body portion disposed concentrically of the ring and spacedtherefrom, an annular laterally projecting portion upon the bottom ofthe body portion extending below the ring, and an upturned cylindricalwall portion integral with the periphery of the projecting portion,horizontal attaching lugs carried by the wall provided with slots, andattaching members in the bottom of the rail registering in the slots.

4. In a support fora ring traveler, a ring rail provided. with a spindleorifice, a vertical traveler ring seated. in the orifice and projectingabove the rail, a tubular shield member comprising a body portionpositioned concentrically of the ring and spaced therefrom, a

' laterally projecting annular portion upon the body portion disposedbelow the ring and rail, anda vertical wall portion upon the projectingportion forming in conjunction with the projecting portion and the bodyportion a trough, a horizontal flange upon the wall por tion, oppositelydisposed attaching lugs integral with the flange provided with bayonetslots, and projecting screws in the bottom of the rail registerable inthe slots.

5. In a support for a ring traveler, a ring rail provided with a spindleorifice, a Vertical traveler ring fixed to the rail in the orifice andprojecting above the rail, a shield comprising a substantiallycylindrical body portion disposed concentrically of the ring and spacedtlnzreiroin an annular laterally projecting portion upon the bottom ofthe body portion extending below the ring and an upturned cylindricalwall portion integral with the periphery of the projecting portion, andmeans for attaching the traveler ring and shield to the ring rail.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my signature.

GEORGE E. GILL IGAN.

